Hammock



Oct. 9, 1923.

- 1,469,782 B.4 B. ENGLANDER v HAMMocK Filed Dec. v, 192g Patented oet.Y 9, 1923.

` Umraofsras ATgEN vBENJAMIN B. ENGLANDER, vOE BROOKLYN, NEW YoRmnssIGNOR ro 'rHE ENGnANnER SPRINGv BED cOivrPANY;` OE BROOKLYN, VNEW YORK, A- CORPORATION OENEW YORK.

Hammock.

' Application filed December?, lego. serial Ne. 428,900.

To all whom t may' concern:

VBe it known that I, BENJAMN B. ENG- LANDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county -of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Hammocks, of whichv the following is a` specification.

This invention relates to hammocks of that general class known as couch hammocks, the object of the invention being to provide an improved hammock havingl an improved adjustable andydetachab'le back,

and also improved means for supporting the hammock.

In the present improvement the back is a framed back, that is, the framework of the back is of rigid construction for supporting a suitable fabric such as a spring fabric, and this back is connected with the seat in suchv manner that it not only may be adjusted in various angular positions relatively to the seat but may be freely detachable therefrom and also foldable upon the seat when desired.

In the drawings accompanying andforming a part 'of thisvspecication, Fig. l, illustrates a perspective view of this hammock, supported by suitable 11p-rights; Fig. 2, is an endview of the hammock; Fig. 3 is a detail perspectivefview of the back adjustable means; and Fig. 4e is a detail view of the means for supporting the back at its lower-edge.

4Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalv figures of the drawings. Y.

This improved hammock comprises a bottomA or frame, 2, preferably comprising a metal spring upon whichrests Ya stuffed mattress or seat 3.' Thexframe of the metal spring comprises a pair of angle'iron ends or cross-bars', 4, connected by suitable lengthwise extending bars. Secured to these cross-bars in any suitable'way, is a lpair of fabric ends, 5, -eachfh'aving Vat its upper endV a -s'preaderbarl 6.v The spreader bar in the present form of hammock, is connected to the angle bars of theY seat by a pair of cables such as chains, 7, the lower endsfof which are secured to the angle iron cross-bars while the upper ends are fas tened by means of hooks to thevspreader bar. The spreader bar in the present in stance has securedthereto, preferably by meansof hooks,farpair`of coiled springs,

8, and these coiled springs are attached at their upper ends'to .the supporting' cablesv orchains 9, by 4means o f ,which the hammock is suspended by any suitable sup-V porting means. .By this means of support the weight 'on the'hammock is'car# ried by thesupportingchains and not Yby the fabric ends, so that these may be made of thin material, suchr as cretonne without imparting any strain thereto 4which would quiclq/ tear such av fabric. In' other words the weight of the hammock is carried by the supporting chains and not by the fabrifc ends, vwhich latter would not be 'sufiiciently strong, especially when, as is very frequently the case, thin materials are used for this purpose.

The back also comprises an angleiron framework, consisting oftwo4 lengthwise extending angle iron b'ars,f 9 a'nd10,con` nected by a pair offupright bars, j 1l, tol which'is connected' any suitable fabricflQ. The 'lower bar 10, is provided witha pair` of bentmetal members `13 inpositionto be inserted intoy a pair of,openings, l4, lo-l cated 'in-the rear'angle' bar,.l5, of theseat, in such -ma'nnerfthat the back can swing or be adjusted toward and fromv theham'- mock or beI swung down upon they seat framework upon removing the cushions Or stuffed seat, the openings and irons forming as it'were, a detachablehinge whereby the back, byv properl manipulationcan be detached, this being accomplished by bringing theV back into substantial parallelism Awith' the, seat, it, not being possible,ho"w ever, to detach it whilefinA a perpendicular position. Thus itcannot fbecomefp'rematurely unfastened while the use r'islean ing against the '-fsame."*In thepresent in-A stance the -bent portions of the yirons 'extend forward ereewerd the frentef the'hem; e

Vdicular position, nor can it be prematurelyl folded forward soasto be detachedfuntil the seat cushions have been removed. v Conse'quently the premature detachment ofthe back is not possible in any way while the hammock is in use. At'the rear end of each spreader bar and at each upper corner other to the back, and the links of the chain may be hookedintothehooks ofthe spreader bari, whereby the back may be adjusted into different positions as the chain is lengthened or shortened.

It will be observed that in the present improvement, the chains 9 are connected with the .spreader bars at the same, Yas at the inner, sides-ofthe chains 7, which latter run in parallelism from the spreader bars to Ythe seat bars, and at the outside of the fabric ends, so that they are out of the Way and lo not interfere With the comfort. of the user when leaning against the fabric ends of Jthe hammock. Thus in the present improvement it Will lbe seen that I 'ha-ve provideda couch bed' hammock having a framed seat and a framed back, the latter freely connected with the seat by the insertion of apart of one into a part of the other and which connectionv is such that the back may not only be adjusted into various angular positions-rela.- tively to the seat but may also be foldable upon the seatk and also readily detachablel from the seat, and that in the present instance the connection between ,fthe framed seat the' framed back is Vobtained by the provision,l of simple openings and bent irons which, thus permits the` back. to be folded, to be adjustedandr readily detached by merely folding the back upon. the seat and Withdrawing,y the irons from the openings.. By this construction the necessity of handling a framedv back and seat permanently united together isY avoided` since the back may be readily detached and. handledalone and f consequently the seatmay be handled alone.

Itjwillla'lso be observedthat the adjustment ofthe back into various angular positions is obtained by `flexible connecting means beti'yeentheback and the spreader lbarsat the ends/,of the hammock, and I believe that I am. the first to providea swinging. couch hammockfhaving a rigid framed bafck Vadju-Stableinto various` angular positions relatively to the seat and Whichis also detachable and` foldable. p Y

From the foregoing itWill be seen that the back of applicants hammock is connect'ed with, the seat along therear edge thereof, so that it may be adjusted tothe reary of the hammock into various inclined positions,v and consequently itsy hinged connfection with the seat of the hammock along the rear edge thereof does not in any of such adjusted positions takeup any of the space of the seat While at the 'same time it can be folded -forwardupon the seat When it is desired-to detach it;

The various details may be more or less.

changed Without departing fromthe spirit or scope of the present improvement.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a couch hammock, the combination of a couch bottom comprising a fabric connected frame, arpair of ivlindshield end members connected to said frame, anda fabric connected framed back connecte-d to said couch bottom fra-maand end members, the

connections thereof With the bottom frame comprising a plural-ity of pairs of slots and bent projections insertable into said slots,

bers connected toj said frame and having spreader barsy atv their upper ends, a fabric connected framed back connected to said couch bottom frame. andl end' members', the connections comprising means for-permitM ting the back to be readily detachedand assembled with the structure andv consisting of ay plurali-ty of pairs of slots and pirojecting bent membersy one of each pair carried by the bottom and the other` by the back, and means for adjustably and detachably connecting` the bac-kV directly vvith' the spreader bars A. couch hammockromprising a seat having a pair of transverse bars, apair of fabric Windshield ends secured: thereto having Vspreader barsat their upper edges,l chains connecting the spreader barsfvvith the seat bars and located. at the outsideY of the fabric endsand chains havingco-i-led*,springs in their length and connected with:l the spreader bars for supporting the: hammock, an: adjustable.A back detachably YconnectedY Withlthe seaty and-detachable therefrom onlyy Y 

